Expressway pileup in Nara Pref.

Expressway pileup in Nara Pref.

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the site of a pileup involving about 20 vehicles that occurred earlier in the day at an intersection near the Keinawa Expressway in Kashihara in Nara Prefecture, western Japan. Fifteen people sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Photo taken from Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the site of an accident involving about 20 vehicles that occurred earlier in the day at an intersection near the Keinawa Expressway in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, in western Japan. Fifteen people sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Photo taken from Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the site of an accident involving about 20 vehicles that occurred earlier in the day at an intersection near the Keinawa Expressway in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, in western Japan.

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Photo taken from Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the site of an accident involving about 20 vehicles that occurred earlier in the day at an intersection near the Keinawa Expressway in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, in western Japan. Fifteen people sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Multiple-vehicle accident in Nara Pref.

Photo taken from Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 12, 2023, shows the site of an accident involving about 20 vehicles that occurred earlier in the day at an intersection near the Keinawa Expressway in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, in western Japan. Fifteen people sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.